PROBLEM-ORIENTED BASIC RESEARCH:
- Biodiversity, metabolism and geochemical activity of microorganisms
- Genomic and post-genomic research platforms for biotechnology and biomedicine
- Bioengineering, genetic engineering of microorganisms, plants and mammalian cells
- Biocatalysis
- Systems biology
- Structural biology
APPLIED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGIES:
- Industrial biotechnology and green chemistry
- Biogeotechnology
- Bioremediation
- Molecular diagnostics and drug design
- Agrobiotechnology
- Food quality and safety. Functional foods and feeds
- Biosensorics